Is SICKENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SICKENING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SICKENING mean?
- adjective
causing or able to cause nausea
“a nauseating smell”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SICKENING
SICKENING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SICKENING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neckings15
- snicking15
- necking14
- nicking14
- sicking14
- skeining13
- kinesic13
- inkings12
- sinking12
- sicken12
- sickie12
- gecks12
- inking11
- skiing11
- necks11
- nicks11
- sneck11
- snick11
- geck11
- censing10
- kinins10
- eking10
- ginks10
- kings10
- icks10
- neck10
- nick10
- sick10
- icings9
- kines9
- kinin9
- skein9
- gink9
- kegs9
- king9
- skeg9
- ick9
- insigne8
- seining8
- incise8
- genic8
- icing8
- inks8
- kens8
- kine8
- kins8
- sike8
- sink8
- skin8
- keg8
- ensign7
- cines7
- since7
- cigs7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- innies6
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